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commodity
Noun
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A commodity is something that is bought or sold.
The price of corn and other farming commodities has dropped by 10%.
There have been big changes in commodity prices and exchange rates over the past decade.
Margaret had regarded her body as a tradeable commodity.
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A commodity is a valuable quality or thing.
Hope may become a very rare commodity.
trade
Verb
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When two people trade, one gives something to the other and the other gives something to the first one. They make an exchange. Sometimes money is one of the things.
trade
Noun
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Trade is the buying and selling of goods.
Trade between Canada and the US is at its highest level in years.
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A trade is the act of trading.
I think I made a good trade.
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A trade is a job that needs a special skill to do.
The carpenters trade involves making things from wood.
He went to trade school to become a plumber.